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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1948
Treating Ailments Of 8,848 Keeps Hospital Hands Busy
Busy did you say? That's a slight understatement for the staff of Watkins Memorial hospital who receive more than 250 clinical calls daily.
The average student makes eight calls to the hospital yearly; some students make as many as 60 calls. With a University enrollment of 8,848 that counts up.
The largest number of students are treated for respiratory infections. Next in order are skin diseases, injuries, digestive disturbances, diseases of the body as a whole, and routine physical examinations.
The health service is supported by the $7.50 fee paid at registration by every student. This fee entitles him to a complete physical examination when entering and graduating from the University, attention to his medical needs during the semester, and special examinations such as pre-marital, veterans' disability, and job examinations. Special treatment and surgery is paid by the student with the use of the operating room free-of-charge.
An average of 25 students are regularly retained for treatment with a charge of one dollar a night. Medicine is sold at cost plus a 10 per cent handling charge. Laboratory tests are free to students.
Equipment valued at approximately $2,500 has been added this year. Included are an X-ray machine, Hubbard tank physical therapy treatment, a short-wave diathermy, an electrocardiograph, and kitchen equipment.
Watkins Memorial hospital is fully approved by the American College of Surgeons. It has a staff of eight physicians.
Student Authors Enter Second Novel In Dodd Mead Literary Contest
A letter that was a long shot began the co-authorship careers of two University women who have had one book published, and are beginning a second.
Biloine Whiting, College senior, wrote Josephine Skelton, College sophomore, in the fall of 1946, asking her i fshe would be interested in writing a book this summer. Jo, who had always wanted to be an author "jumped at the chance."
This was the beginning of the careers of the co-authors who wrote "North of Heaven." They wrote the book last summer at a small cabin on a lake in Minnesota owned by Billie's parents. It was bought the first of this year and will be out this summer.
Not satisfied with writing one book, the two women have now begun to write their second, called "Shadow of a Wood." They have entered the book in the Dodd-Mead Literary Fellowships contest.
Earlier this spring the co-authors sent in character sketches, maps, costumes, 40 pages of outline, and 50 pages of finished manuscript. If they win the contest they will be paid $100 a month for a year while the book is being completed, and the fellowships will buy the book and pay royalties.
"Shadow of a Wood" is the story of the Canadian war in 1812 when the Yankees invaded Canada. Jo, who is from London, Ontario, collected most of the historical data for the book from the library in London.
Even if the book doesn't win the contest after the semester is over,
the young authors are planning to go to Maine and spend part of the summer in an old sea captain's house at Vinal Haven. They want to finish the book there.
After finishing "Shadow of a Wood," they are going to move to another location and write a third book which is as yet untitled. The plot will be centered around a missionary.
Billie and Jo became acquainted with each other when they both attended Graceland College at Lamoni, Iowa. Billie was business manager and Jo was the feature writer for the school paper. Graceland Tower, from 1945 to 1946. Billie came to the University in the fall of '46, and is majoring in journalism. Jo came to the University this fall as an English major.
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Hamilton Elected Sachem President
Robert Jerald Hamilton, fine arts senior, was elected president of Sachem, University chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, national senior honor society for men. Other officers elected include Fred Gartung, engineering junior, vice-president; L.C. Woodruff, dean of men, secretary; and William Conboy, College junior, treasurer.
Men initiated into the society Wednesday include Richard Bertuzzi, William Conboy, Wilbur Noble, Charles O'Connor, Victor Reinking, and Patrick Thiessen, College juniors; Fred Gartung, John Irwin, Ralph Kiene, and Warren Shaw, engineering juniors; Robert Franklin, business junior; Billy Lakey, fine arts junior; Joseph Coskie, engineering senior; Ben Shanklin, fine arts senior, Newell Jenkins, '43, a former member of Sachem; and L. C. Woodruff, dean of men.
The University architectural department and members of the state architectural office are beginning initial work on the new addition to Corbin hall. Irvin Youngberg, director of dormitories, said today. The new hall will be ready for occupancy in the fall of 1949.
Blue prints of the new addition are being drawn. Test holes are being drilled to find out how far down bedrock is for the foundation, Youngberg said.
State Begins Work On Women's Dorm
Youngberg said that construction bids will be called for late this summer on the new annex which is to cost about $500,000.
Cats Read Better Than Rats
Corcoran, Calif.—(UP)—Elmo Weir underestimated the power of the press. He found that rats were overrunning his mill and issued a plea through San Joaquin valley reporters for cats. Soon he had more than 30 cats. Weir has now issued a second plea, "no more cats, please."
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